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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0011 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0011 kt per person
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
41st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0021 kt per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.0008 kt per person
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0011 kt per person for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0021 kt per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kt per person, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0016 kt per person —
1962 0.0016 kt per person +2.1%
1963 0.0017 kt per person +4.9%
1964 0.0017 kt per person +2.9%
1965 0.0017 kt per person -0.7%
1966 0.0018 kt per person +4.3%
1967 0.0018 kt per person -0.7%
1968 0.0018 kt per person +1.8%
1969 0.0019 kt per person +3.4%
1970 0.0019 kt per person +1.1%
1971 0.0019 kt per person +0.1%
1972 0.002 kt per person +2.0%
1973 0.002 kt per person +4.9%
1974 0.002 kt per person -3.2%
1975 0.002 kt per person -0.2%
1976 0.002 kt per person -0.4%
1977 0.002 kt per person +2.6%
1978 0.002 kt per person +1.2%
1979 0.0021 kt per person +1.2%
1980 0.0021 kt per person +0.7%
1981 0.0021 kt per person +1.9%
1982 0.0021 kt per person -2.7%
1983 0.0021 kt per person +1.5%
1984 0.0021 kt per person -0.9%
1985 0.0019 kt per person -6.9%
1986 0.0019 kt per person -2.8%
1987 0.0018 kt per person -2.9%
1988 0.0017 kt per person -5.3%
1989 0.0017 kt per person -3.2%
1990 0.0017 kt per person -1.3%
1991 0.0016 kt per person -2.3%
1992 0.0016 kt per person -3.6%
1993 0.0015 kt per person -3.2%
1994 0.0014 kt per person -9.9%
1995 0.0012 kt per person -12.6%
1996 0.0012 kt per person -2.5%
1997 0.0011 kt per person -3.0%
1998 0.0011 kt per person -0.9%
1999 0.001 kt per person -9.5%
2000 0.0009 kt per person -6.8%
2001 0.0009 kt per person -7.4%
2002 0.0008 kt per person -5.2%
2003 0.0008 kt per person -1.2%
2004 0.0008 kt per person -7.5%
2005 0.0008 kt per person +3.4%
2006 0.0008 kt per person -3.0%
2007 0.0008 kt per person +6.8%
2008 0.0008 kt per person +4.7%
2009 0.0008 kt per person -5.4%
2010 0.0008 kt per person +2.6%
2011 0.0009 kt per person +5.9%
2012 0.0008 kt per person -4.9%
2013 0.0008 kt per person +0.8%
2014 0.0008 kt per person -4.4%
2015 0.0008 kt per person +1.7%
2016 0.0009 kt per person +5.8%
2017 0.0009 kt per person +1.5%
2018 0.0009 kt per person +4.4%
2019 0.0009 kt per person +1.3%
2020 0.0008 kt per person -9.6%
2021 0.0011 kt per person +31.5%
2022 0.0009 kt per person -14.1%
2023 0.0011 kt per person +18.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0011 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per person, 2.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0011 kt per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 kt per person, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +31.5% 0.0008 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0017 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 9
1970s 0.002 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 10
1980s 0.002 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.0021 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0013 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 10
2020s 0.001 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 38 Zambia 0.0012 kt per person compare
  2. 39 Finland 0.0011 kt per person compare
  3. 40 Myanmar 0.0011 kt per person compare
  4. 42 United States 0.0011 kt per person compare
  5. 43 Ethiopia 0.0011 kt per person compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 0.0011 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Costa Rica?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0011 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0021 kt per person in 1981.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per person in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,248 data points, 1961–2023
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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.